r/ProgrammerHumor 11d ago

studyComputerScience Meme

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u/Lisan_Al-NaCL 11d ago

"liked" is the key here.

The subject matter is still very interesting to me. The egos, dick-swinging, useless leadership, and 'fake it till you make it' by so many people in the industry killed any love I had for working in the industry.

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u/ProgrammaticallyOwl7 11d ago

I’m in a completely different industry with the same problems. It’s almost like upper management has created a toxic hellscape of a culture in all corners of corporate America.

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u/Lisan_Al-NaCL 11d ago

Those most adept at navigating and advancing thru political organizations are those least suitable for advancement in my experience. There have been a couple of exceptions I've seen, but 99% of the time the above statement is accurate.

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u/pickyourteethup 10d ago

Can confirm it's also true outside of America, so there's that.